880. Not everyone can be manipulated or exploited. Why? Only if there is some weakness, like ego, emotion, greed etc., or compulsion, can we be so victimised.

- Sujit Mukerji

879. Technology – good or bad?

- Josheca Mukerji

Technology means the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes. So, quite evidently, technology isn’t good or bad in itself. It’s the man behind the tools who determines how he wants to implement his knowledge. So, where’s the technology at fault?

It may be opined that technology is the reason for pollution or for other miss-happenings. But is it? There are 26 alphabets in all. It depends on a person how he uses the alphabets. Not that the alphabets are guilty! Similarly, it’s the person at fault and not the technology!

It may also be countered that had there been no technology, man could never have misused it. Again, taking the prior example, had there been no alphabets, man couldn’t have misused it. But, he couldn’t have used it either! Yet again, it may be contended that it’s better not to use than to misuse. And this just isn’t practical!

Everything depends on how a person uses it. It depends on a person if he uses the water to stay alive or uses it to drown himself and commit suicide. But is it possible not to use the water at all because it can be misused?

Further, it can be argued that only those things should be used that are essential for survival and since, man survived even before technology, it isn’t needed and rather it is causing more harm than good. That means, it is better being a cave-man than using technology. To those who think it is so, practice what you preach and charity begins at home.

All that really counts is balance. Nothing is going to happen by blaming anything. Nobody can ignore the fact that technology has made our lives much easier. Everything comes with a price tag. So does technology. The only thing that can be done is to use technology, or for the matter anything, judiciously and work to ensure that the negative fallouts can be reduced as much as possible.

After all, man has brains and not the technology!

878. There comes a time when summer asks what you have been doing all winter.

877. Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.

-         Hermann Hesse

876. The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you've got to put up with the rain.

- Dolly Parton

875. Fear not, provided you fear but if you fear not, then fear.

- Blaise Pascal

874. Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.

873. Many a man thinks he has an open mind when it's merely vacant.

872. Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself.

871. No destiny attacks us from outside. But, within him, man bears his fate.

-         Antoine De Saint-Exupery